Practice Reading Test- Passage 1

The Point of View from which the passage is told is best described as that of:

• a first person narrator who re-creates a story about her parents and the birth of their first child, events which happened before the narrator was born.

• a first person narrator who offers insight into characters' thoughts and relates actions mainly from a time she was too young to remember.

• an omniscient third person narrator who relates the thoughts and actions of several characters.

• a limited third person narrator who relates events most closely from the perspective of Nidali.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator mentions a piece of link and a flake of dandruff primarily to:

• imply that the narrator's grandfather didn't value family traditions.

• provide examples of movements Baba made while filing out the birth certificate.

• emphasize the importance of naming the baby after the baby's grandfather.

• illustrate the casual way in which the narrator's father ignored tradition.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on the passage, Mama's reactions to learning the name Baba gave the baby can best be described as:

• disapproval followed by resignation

• annoyance followed by amusement

• embarrassment followed by outrage

• shock followed by resentment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The sequence of actions described in the seventh paragraph (lines 54-68) can best be characterized as:

• Baba's exaggerated account of Mama's trip to the office of the City of Boston clerk.

• a scenario the narrator imagines could have happened

• the story of how Nidali got her name from Mama's point of view

• a memory that the narrator shares to reveal more about her personality

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator concludes that Mama didn't go to the office of the City of Boston clerk based on the fact that:

• Baba believed it would be unlucky to change a baby's name at that point

• going there would've required taking the baby out in severe winter storm

• Mama had a tenancy to change her mind quickly

• the narrator still has the name Midali

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In line 78, the phrase these stories most nearly refers to:

• the conflicting stories about the origins of Nidali's name

• Baba's notebooks and poetry

• the embellished tales Baba liked to tell

• the narrator's accounts of her family's time in Boston

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to the passage, which of the following emotions do Baba and Mama share regarding their professional lives?

• Pride

• Anxiety

• Sadness

• Contenment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Of the following characters, which one does the narrator describe as the most superstitious?

• Mama

• Baba

• Nidali

• Rhonda

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator most strongly suggests that Mama does which of the following when Baba tells stories?

• Yawns and rolls her eyes in mock boredom

• Goes about her business and ignores him

• Chimes in with exaggerations and white lies

• Corrects him about the accuracy of details

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the passage, the narrator makes which of the following distinctions?

• Home is a place of embellished stories, whereas school is a place of facts and reality.

• Mama is a true rock star, whereas Baba is an amateur musician

• Being an architect made Baba happy, whereas being a writer made him miserable.

• Writing requires great imagination, whereas playing music requires great skill.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3